BJP leader Chander Prakash Ganga, who submitted his resignation as Jammu and Kashmir minister said on Saturday, 14 April that he attended the rally in Kathua on the behest of the party.
Ganga submitted his resignation to the BJP's state president on Friday “to save the image of the prime minister and the party” following a controversy over their presence in a rally in support of the accused.
“We were sent (to Kathua) by the party. Our party president Sat Sharma sent us. We went there on the party’s instruction,” Ganga was quoted as saying by Times Now.
There was no pressure on me to resign, I have done it by myself. If my resignation can save the image of my party, I will sacrifice.Chander Prakash Ganga, as reported by ANI
Ganga and another BJP leader Choudhary Lal Singh had resigned on Friday after their participation in a rally supporting the accused in the Kathua rape and murder case was criticised.
The crime branch of Jammu and Kashmir Police has submitted a chargesheet in the case against eight accused, including two special police officers and a sub-inspector and a head constable for destroying evidence.
The body of the girl was recovered from the Rassana forest in January, a week after she went missing from the area while grazing horses.
(With inputs from Times Now and ANI)
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